Shange, Ntozake

Elizabeth Mayfield and her granddaughter Eudora leave struggle to make their way in Charleston, where they witness the events and tragedies that shape America in the years between the Reconstruction and the first world war.

Photographs and poems capture the African-American experience in the United States.

The story of three African-American girls from Charleston go out into the world in their various directions without losing their sense of family.

Twelve-year-old Lucie-Marie and her older sister Annie Sharon attempt to deal with the death of their mother in a rodeo accident, while hoping to follow in her footsteps as championship riders.

A "choreo-poem" reflecting the views of an African-American woman about the women of her race.

A "choreo-poem" reflecting the views of a black American woman about the women of her race.

The portrait of an extended African-American family in which the thirteen-year-old daughter strives to be grown-up while facing prejudice and school busing pressures outside of the family.